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My wife recently inherited a beautiful classical guitar which is badly in need of new strings. Thing is, I've never restrung a classical guitar and it looks quite complicated and very different from stringing an acoustic. Can anyone offer any advice?

What part are you worried about?

The principle is the same though generally the strings stretch a lot more so hard to initially get in tune compared with steel strings

The bridge is slightly different on a classical guitar - the strings appear to be tied to the bridge rather than slotting into a hole and locked in place with whadjamacallums (the pin thingys).

Basic principle of restringing a classical guitar is that the strings are tied at the bridge end by placing the string through the top of the bridge and then looped so that they do not slip. Also try tying the string at the headstock end so that it is re-inforced by winding it under itself so that again it does not slip. There is alot of trial and error involved - for more info try google.

Check out this website http://www.mangore.com/stringing_guitar.html

Hope it helps.

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Left Handed Guitars

Excellent, thanks very much guys - got there in the end!